An American political consultant, hired by a shady Russian oligarch, attempts to mold, Pygmalion-style, a Slavic truck driver into a presidential candidate with secret ties to the Kremlin. Meanwhile, an alluring and mysterious Siberian gun enthusiast arrives in the US looking to make in-roads with the NRA and transform American electoral politics before she’s found out. By the Eye is comical look at geopolitics, greed, and the power of self-delusion.